Monochrome — Mon o*chrome, n. [Gr. ? of one color; mo nos single + ? color: cf. F. monochrome.] A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

monochrome — ► NOUN ▪ representation or reproduction in black and white or in varying tones of one colour. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ consisting of or displaying images in black and white or in varying tones of one colour. ORIGIN from Greek monokhr matos of a single… … English terms dictionary

monochrome — [män′ə krōm΄] n. [ML monochroma &LT; Gr monochrōmos, of one color: see MONO & CHROME] 1. a painting, drawing, design, or photograph in one color or shades of one color 2. the art or process of making these adj. of or done in one color or shades… … English World dictionary

Monochrome — For other uses, see Monochrome (disambiguation). A photograph rendered with a monochrome palette of a limited number of shades Monochrome[1] describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or shades of one color.[2] A… … Wikipedia

monochrome — adjective 1 in shades of only one colour, especially shades of grey: The landscape was dull, misty, and monochrome. 2 using or appearing in only black, white, and grey: a monochrome television 3 a monochrome computer monitor uses one colour as a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English